Object Details
- weaver
- Corick, Andrew
- Description
- Andrew Corick signed this Jacquard, tied-Biederwand coverlet. The centerfield pattern is the “Double Lillies” or “Lillies of France” pattern and the borders are the “Bird and Rosebush” pattern which features traditional Germanic folk motif of the confronted distelfinken (thistle finches). Corrick used horizontal color banding in blue, white, coral and green with self-fringe on three sides. . The woven inscription in the cornerblocks reads, "MIDDLETOWN FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND ANDREW CORICK'". The coverlet was woven in two panels each 38 inches wide. This exact coverlet design can be found replicated in Pennsylvania, Maryland (by other weavers), Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia (Western Virginia at the time), and New York. The earliest known coverlet with this pattern was woven in 1830 in New York. The accession file referred to these patterns as "Lillies and Stars" and the border as "Eagle and Rose Tree." The coverlet was handwoven in a 2-end warp rib of 3-ply, S-twist, Z-spun bleached cotton and alternatively with a single end of 3-ply, S-twist, Z-spun indigo-dyed cotton. The coverlet was purchased from Andrew Corrick directly by the donor's ancestors, Jonathan Recher Sottlemyer (1820-1896) and Susan Blickenstaff Stottlemyer (1823-1893). The couple was married in 1842. This is likely the time period when the couple would have acquired the coverlet.
- Andrew Corick (Corrick, Coriock) (1791-1863) was a German immigrant who settled in Middletown, Frederick Co., Maryland and began weaving and farming. His coverlets are never dated, but we can speculate that he was active during the 1830s-1840s. The 1850 Maryland Census recorded Andrew Corrick as a 59-year-old farmer with land valued at $4000. The 1860 Federal Census listed Corrick’s occupation as farmer and valued his land holdings at $2000 and his personal property at $900, suggesting his son had taken over the family weaving business and perhaps part of the farm. His son, Joshua Corrick (b. 1820) was also a weaver in Middletown, weaving in a similar style, who signed his work in the cornerblocks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer
- 1840
- 1840s
- 1830-1850
- 1830-1845
- ID Number
- TE.T8952
- catalog number
- T08952.000
- accession number
- 167647
- Object Name
- coverlet, figured
- Physical Description
- Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
- Biederwand (overall production method/technique)
- "Lillies and Stars", "Eagle and Rosebush" (border pattern)
- wool, cotton (center material)
- blue (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- coral (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 86 in x 76 in; 218.44 cm x 193.04 cm
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_620612
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-34ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
